# Borrowers

Borrowers are the central entity in the Peach platform. Loans, cases, communications, and payments all attach to a borrower record. This section walks through creating borrower records, attaching contact information, working with identity data, and registering the bank accounts and cards used for payments.

## In this section

- **[Quickstart](/borrowers/quickstart)** — Make your first borrower with a complete primary contact set.
- **[Contact Information](/borrowers/contact-information)** — How Peach models borrower contacts and how status and label drive portal display and notification routing.
- **[Identities](/borrowers/identities)** — Working with borrower identity records, including SSN/EIN handling and verification states.
- **[Payment Instruments](/borrowers/payment-instruments)** — Registering bank accounts and cards on a borrower, validating them, and selecting them for payment runs and Autopay.